The Employer’s Legal Advisor

Chapter Five. Investigating Problems and Preserving Evidence

Employment law cases are usually far more factually intensive than law intensive. This means that if you garner all of the facts concerning the issue, you increase your chances of either avoiding a lawsuit altogether or, if there is a lawsuit, of prevailing. Furthermore, when an employee, supervisor, or manager comes to you with a concern, it is usually far less expensive for you to gather and organize all of the facts yourself than to hire an attorney to do the job. Many times, I, a partner, or an associate have been called upon to investigate and document the defense of a charge or lawsuit, a service for which we must charge. This cost often exceeds the charge for the actual trial ...